Diction:
(pg. 112) " No they're not," said the White Rabbit, " and that's the queerest thing about it."
(pg. 113) " The White Rabbit put on his spectacles."
(pg. 84) " It was this last remark that had made the whole party look so grave and anxious."
(pg. 90) " They soon came upon a Gryphon, lying fast asleep in the sun ." Lexicon:
(pg.27) " Curiouser and curiouser!" cried Alice.
(pg. 42) "It was much pleasanter at home," thought poor Alice.
(pg.81) " Alice thought that she had never seen such a curious croquet- ground in her life.."
Personification:
(pg. 71) " If you know time as well as I do ..." " I dare say that you never even spoke to time!"
(pg. 78) " Your hair wants cutting."
(pg.71) `Ah! that accounts for it,' said the Hatter. `He won't stand beating. Now, if you only kept on good terms with him, he'd do almost anything you liked with the clock. For instance, suppose it were nine o'clock in the morning, just time to begin lessons: you'd only have to whisper a hint to Time, and round goes the clock in a twinkling! Half-past one, time for dinner!'
Syntax:
(pg 21.) "Do cats eat bats?" and sometimes "Do bats eat cats?"
(pg. 69) " 'I see what I eat' is the same thing as ' I eat what I see'."
" ' I like what I get' is the same thing as 'I get what I like'."
" ' I breathe when I sleep' is the same thing as ' I sleep when I breathe'."
(pg.59) " For the duchess. An invitation from the Queen to play croquet." " From the Queen. An invitation for the duchess to play croquet."
Pun:
( pg. 74) " well in "
" what did they draw?"
"It was a treacle-well."
(pg. 37 ) " Mine is a long and sad tale, " said the mouse turning to Alice and sighing. " It is a long tail certainly," said Alice.
(pg. 77) "That's none of your business, Two!"
(pg. 88)Of course it is,' said the Duchess, who seemed ready to agree to everything that Alice said; `there's a large mustard-mine near here. And the moral of that is--"The more there is of mine, the less there is of yours."'
Assonance:
(pg. 84) " The moment Alice appeared, she was appealed to..."
(pg. 73) "and their names were Elsie, Lacie, Tillie...."
(pg.71.) "Twinkle, Twinkle, little bat! How I wonder what you're at! "
Repitition:
(pg. 19) "Oh dear! Oh dear!"
(pg. 20) Down, down, down.
(pg. 21) "Do cats eat bats? Do cats eat bats?"
(pg. 21) --when suddenly, thump! thump!
(Pg. 72) "Twinkle, twinkle, twinkle, twinkle---"
(pg. 62) the song of the Duchess ".......Because he knows it teases"......(chorus- in which the cook and baby joined) "Wow! Wow! Wow!"
Alliteration:
(pg. 70) "It was the best butter, you know."
(pg. 75) "---that begins with an M, such as mouse-traps, and the moon, and memory, and muchness--you know you say things are 'much of a muchness'--did you ever see such a thing as a drawing of muchness?"
(pg. 58) " Pig and Pepper"
Diction:
(pg. 112) " No they're not," said the White Rabbit, " and that's the queerest thing about it."
(pg. 113) " The White Rabbit put on his spectacles."
(pg. 84) " It was this last remark that had made the whole party look so grave and anxious."
(pg. 90) " They soon came upon a Gryphon, lying fast asleep in the sun ."
Lexicon:
(pg.27) " Curiouser and curiouser!" cried Alice.
(pg. 42) "It was much pleasanter at home," thought poor Alice.
(pg.81) " Alice thought that she had never seen such a curious croquet- ground in her life.."
Personification:
(pg. 71) " If you know time as well as I do ..." " I dare say that you never even spoke to time!"
(pg. 78) " Your hair wants cutting."
(pg.71) `Ah! that accounts for it,' said the Hatter. `He won't stand beating. Now, if you only kept on good terms with him, he'd do almost anything you liked with the clock. For instance, suppose it were nine o'clock in the morning, just time to begin lessons: you'd only have to whisper a hint to Time, and round goes the clock in a twinkling! Half-past one, time for dinner!'
Syntax:
(pg 21.) "Do cats eat bats?" and sometimes "Do bats eat cats?"
(pg. 69) " 'I see what I eat' is the same thing as ' I eat what I see'."
" ' I like what I get' is the same thing as 'I get what I like'."
" ' I breathe when I sleep' is the same thing as ' I sleep when I breathe'."
(pg.59) " For the duchess. An invitation from the Queen to play croquet." " From the Queen. An invitation for the duchess to play croquet."
Pun:
( pg. 74) " well in "
" what did they draw?"
"It was a treacle-well."
(pg. 37 ) " Mine is a long and sad tale, " said the mouse turning to Alice and sighing. " It is a long tail certainly," said Alice.
(pg. 77) "That's none of your business, Two!"
(pg. 88)Of course it is,' said the Duchess, who seemed ready to agree to everything that Alice said; `there's a large mustard-mine near here. And the moral of that is--"The more there is of mine, the less there is of yours."'
Assonance:
(pg. 84) " The moment Alice appeared, she was appealed to..."
(pg. 73) "and their names were Elsie, Lacie, Tillie...."
(pg.71.) "Twinkle, Twinkle, little bat! How I wonder what you're at! "
Repitition:
(pg. 19) "Oh dear! Oh dear!"
(pg. 20) Down, down, down.
(pg. 21) "Do cats eat bats? Do cats eat bats?"
(pg. 21) --when suddenly, thump! thump!
(Pg. 72) "Twinkle, twinkle, twinkle, twinkle---"
(pg. 62) the song of the Duchess ".......Because he knows it teases"......(chorus- in which the cook and baby joined) "Wow! Wow! Wow!"
Alliteration:
(pg. 70) "It was the best butter, you know."
(pg. 75) "---that begins with an M, such as mouse-traps, and the moon, and memory, and muchness--you know you say things are 'much of a muchness'--did you ever see such a thing as a drawing of muchness?"
(pg. 58) " Pig and Pepper"